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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Lewes, DE · July 2, 2014

Date: July 2, 2014 · 20:05 local
Place: Lewes, DE
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N89432
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Departed ocean city, MD (oxb) and was flying north along the coast when approaching Lewes, DE at 1500' aircraft started experiencing engine problems. Applied carburetor heat, adjusted the mixture, and changed magnetos. After switching magnetos the engine ran rougher. Do to the loss of altitude the pilot decided to find a place to land. Pilot elected to land on the beach due to traffic on the road.

After ground run it was discovered that the left magneto had failed.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED OCEAN CITY, MD (OXB) AND WAS FLYING NORTH ALONG THE COAST WHEN APPROACHING LEWES, DE AT 1500' AIRCRAFT STARTED EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS. APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, ADJUSTED THE MIXTURE, AND CHANGED MAGNETOS. AFTER SWITCHING MAGNETOS THE ENGINE RAN ROUGHER. DO TO THE LOSS OF ALTITUDE THE PILOT DECIDED TO FIND A PLACE TO LAND. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE BEACH DUE TO TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD.

AFTER GROUND RUN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT MAGNETO HAD FAILED.